Re: Alternator Voltage & Amperage (load) Testing

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, LanceM wrote:

> Fuel pump voltage drop measures 0.185 V DC @ idle. With hazard lights
> on, oscillates between 0.182 and 0.189 V DC. Seems negligible. Fuel pump
> ground is (still) clean and secure.

...as far as it goes.

Run a length of 12ga wire from the fuel pump ground terminal to the
battery negative terminal, and run a similar length of wire (14ga is fine)
from the rear lamps' common ground point to the battery negative terminal.

Results may well surprise you.

DS